Building a Training Plan

Lectures that are important for building initial training plans for housebreaking, anxiety, and further training.

Classification of Canine Aggression

Older Discussion with Q and A This system for classifying dog aggression is designed to help us understand the most...

Diagnose the Problem 4.0

The Science of Attitude 4.0

Below I posted video references from Khan University for summaries of all the concepts of "Attitude" from a social psychology point...

Attitude in Dog Training 5.0

Objectives What is attitude from a social psychology perspective? Why is it important for professional dog trainers to understand? What...

Management Plans 4.0

A good Management plan is a must early in a training program and evolves as we further train our dog....

Adding Leadership to the Training Plan 4.0

Example Guidelines Leadership exercises are the most overlooked and important prerequisites to solving and preventing virtually every canine behavior problem...

Teaching Leadership to Clients 5.0

Objectives What is leadership and why is it important we teach it? Is this the same as "dominance theory"? How...

Balancing the Drives 5.0

Objectives What is Balancing the Drive? What are Motivating Operations? Establishing Operations Abolishing Operations What are prerequisites to consider? What...

Teaching Operant Conditioning 4.0

Here is a shorter (and sillier) version meant for pet owners with some examples at the end:

ABC Behavior Analysis

Objectives What is ABC Analysis? How do the components relate to each other? How is it useful? How to use...

Making Housebreaking/Habitation Plans 4.0

Housebreaking is more than teaching a dog not to pee and poop in the home. Housebreaking is about training your...

Making Housebreaking Plans 5.0

Objectives What is housebreaking? Prerequisite considerations How to make a housebreaking plan? What is Housebreaking? It is the process of...

Separation Anxiety Plans 4.0

Fear, is a very rudimentary emotion, necessary for survival. However, prolonged fearful states can have negative effects for both humans...

Separation Anxiety 5.0

Objectives What is separation anxiety? Separation anxiety is the physiological response of a dog, being separated from the "pack". Dogs...

Collecting Client Information 5.0

Objectives Goals of information collecting Think ahead! The next step will be the actual consultation. A good consultation will shift...